Strasbourg, November 2025 — Applause broke gently across the hemicycle in Strasbourg as the final tally appeared on the screen: 402 in favour, 250 against, eight abstentions. With that vote, the European Parliament agreed to slow down the EU deforestation regulation, the bloc’s flagship law meant to keep forest-risk commodities
In an era defined by rising water stress, intensifying droughts, and shrinking river systems, Amazon is accelerating a global strategy built not on concrete or pipelines, but on forests, wetlands, and soils. The company announced four new nature-based water restoration projects expected to replenish more than 2 billion liters of
Under the dense canopy of Pará’s eastern frontier, the Inter-American Development Bank chose COP30 to introduce a new financial instrument with the potential to shift how the world restores the Amazon. The announcement marked a breakthrough not only for Brazil but for multilateral development finance: the first guarantee ever issued
A working lunch at the Belém Climate Summit turned into a decisive financing moment as leaders from more than thirty countries and the UN Secretary-General joined Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to launch the Tropical Forest Forever Facility at the COP30 Leaders’ Summit. The agreement sets in motion
Belém — The forest canopy outside Belém is becoming a testing ground for corporate climate action. In its largest-ever carbon removal deal, Google has agreed to finance the restoration of degraded Amazon land through a partnership with Mombak, a Brazilian startup replanting native forests to lock carbon back into the
São Paulo — The roar of chainsaws that once defined Brazil’s Atlantic Forest is being replaced by the quieter rhythm of restoration. Inter IKEA Group has announced a new forest investment project in southern Brazil — a pilot that blends commercial forestry with ecosystem recovery — as part of its
November 2025, Brasília — In the corridors of Brasília’s Ministry of the Environment, Marina Silva still walks with the quiet determination of someone who has seen the Amazon both burn and breathe again. As world leaders prepare for COP30 in Belém next year, Silva’s return to the ministry has become
Brazil has opened three weeks of climate-related events ahead of COP30, seeking to rekindle global commitment to tackling climate change amid economic volatility and eroding international cooperation. From São Paulo to Belém, leaders, investors, and civil society are converging to signal that multilateral climate ambition is not yet lost. Business
BRUSSELS — The European Commission has postponed full enforcement of its flagship deforestation law, giving companies more time to comply with one of the world’s most ambitious environmental trade regulations. The phased rollout, announced this week, reflects concerns that the EU’s digital infrastructure for processing due-diligence submissions is not yet
UNITED NATIONS — With COP30 set to convene in Belém, Brazil, global attention is turning to one of the world’s most underfunded yet essential climate priorities: forests. According to the new State of Finance for Forests report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), annual investments in forests must more than
